Dozens of Alaska News Outlets Join Forces on 1 High-Stakes Senate Race
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 21
Dozens of Alaska News Outlets Join Forces on 1 High-Stakes Senate Race
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 21
Summary
Dozens of Alaska news organizations are sharing story budgets, republishing one another’s work and jointly producing voter guides as the state’s midterm campaign intensifies.
Alaska Beacon editor Claire Stremple said she even sends planning memos to rival outlets, reflecting a broader view that overlapping coverage wastes scarce reporting capacity.
The collaboration is being driven by thin resources and Alaska’s vast geography — a state larger than California, Texas and Montana combined — which leaves many stories otherwise uncovered.
That model now shapes coverage of a closely watched Senate contest in which Democrat Mary Peltola is challenging Republican Dan Sullivan, a race that could help decide Senate control.